Alexander Legkov

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Геннáдьевич Легков;[1] born 7 May 1983) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title,[2] as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Alexander Legkov
Aleksandr Legkov at the World Championships 2007 in Sapporo.
CountryRussian
Full nameAlexander Gennadiyevich Legkov
Born (1983-05-07) 7 May 1983
Krasnoarmeysk, Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubDinamo
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2003–2017)
Individual wins9
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums35
Team podiums12
Indiv. starts212
Team starts30
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2007, 2013, 2014)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2013)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 2 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi4 ×10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Sapporo 4 ×10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Val di Fiemme4 ×10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Kranj30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2006 Kranj15 km classical
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Biography

Legkov participated in three Winter Olympic Games (2006, 2010, 2014).[3] Legkov finished in fourth place after a strong final push to catch then-leader Johan Olsson of Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics' 30 km double pursuit. Olsson finished in third place with Legkov 1.2 seconds behind. Legkov's next best result was eight in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

In 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Legkov wins the gold medal in the 50 km freestyle, and the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Legkov was second behind Germany's Tobias Angerer in the 2006–07 World Cup.

He earned a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished twice in sixth place (15 km, 15 km + 15 km double pursuit) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship in Sapporo in 2007.

Alexander Legkov was Total winner of Tour de Ski 2012–13 when he defeated Dario Cologna, Maxim Vylegzhanin and Petter Northug racing up Alpe Cermis on 6 January 2013.[4]

On 6 April 2018, Legkov announced his retirement from sport during his participation at the competition "Sports Elite" in Khanty-Mansiysk.[5]

Doping case

In December 2016, the International Ski Federation provisionally suspended six Russian cross-country skiers linked to doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, including Legkov.[6] In November 2017, Legkov was disqualified for doping offences by the International Olympic Committee, and his 2014 Olympic results were annulled.[7][8] In February 2018, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated Legkov's results in Sochi 2014, including two medals, and annulled disqualification imposed by IOC. CAS concluded that there were no sufficient evidence that Legkov had broken anti-doping rules.[9][10]

On 19 January 2019 the IOC's appeal of Legkov's case was rejected by the Swiss Federal Tribunal,[11] which according to the Legkov's lawyer means that he had been "finally cleared of the accusation of doping at 2014".[12]

Personal life

Legkov is a member of PutinTeam, a political organization founded in support of Vladimir Putin.[13]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[14]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200622—3720———
20102615414—8—
201430—10Gold—Silver—

World Championships
  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20052148——50——
20072356——Silver—
200925—418—DSQ—
2011272019——7—
2013292564—Bronze—
20153114———4—

Season titles
  • 1 title – (1 distance)
Season
Discipline
2013Distance

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200319NC——————
2004208357NC————
2005217548NC————
2006229564—————
2007232nd place, silver medalist(s)6NC—2nd place, silver medalist(s)——
200824261864—2033—
20092511852—333rd place, bronze medalist(s)—
201026301499—DNF——
20112755431st place, gold medalist(s)DNF13—
20122853rd place, bronze medalist(s)447516—
2013292nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)7271st place, gold medalist(s)4—
2014302nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)513rd place, bronze medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)—
2015314629NC34———
2016321510NC812—DNF
2017334939—————

Individual podiums
  • 9 victories – (6 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 35 podiums – (22 WC, 13 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 16 December 2006France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
22 January 2007Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
37 January 2007Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy11 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
431 December 2006
– 7 January 2007		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
520 January 2007Russia Rybinsk, Russia30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
6 2008–09 6 December 2008France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
78 March 2009Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
818–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
9 2009–10 29 November 2009Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1020 December 2009Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
11 2010–11 29 November 2009Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
1226–28 November 2010Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
1311 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1418 December 2010France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
151 January 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
162011–123 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
174 January 2012Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
188 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1918 February 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
202012–131 December 2012Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
2129 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
2230 December 201215 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
233 January 2013Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2429 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
252 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
2617 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2716 March 2013Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
2824 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
29 2013–14 1 December 2013Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
301 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
312 March 2014Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
328 March 2014Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
3315 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
3414–16 March 2014Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
35 2016–17 17 December 2016France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 12 podiums – (12 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2006–07 19 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
217 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
325 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Rochev / Vylegzhanin
4 2007–08 25 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRochev / Pankratov / Dementyev
5 2009–10 22 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndVylegzhanin / Pankratov / Chernousov
6 2010–11 21 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
719 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Sedov / Vylegzhanin
86 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBelov / Vylegzhanin / Sedov
9 2012–13 25 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBelov / Vylegzhanin / Chernousov
102013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stYaparov / Bessmertnykh / Vylegzhanin
11 2015–16 24 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov
12 2016–17 18 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBelov / Chervotkin / Ustiugov

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